Originally Posted by
BigBmad:
“I was also disappointed by nandos, made wayyy better chicken myself 
I was gonna post something on the subject of food myself. Just started eating healthy (god help me working at kfc haha) but really got me thinking about one of my best friends
She was easily 14 stone and stood about 5 foot 1. She was probably one of the most unhealthiest people (apart from myself ) that I have ever known but also so fun and presumingly happy with life.
Then what felt like overnight she started losing weight, eventually I found out she was bulimic. She lost about 4 stone in about 5 months. Now she weighs about 7 stone and god bless her she looks terrible.
The saddest part though is the girl before and after the weight loss are like two totally different people. Her full personality has totally changed and as cliche as it may sound, I look at pictures of her now and then and it really makes me feel like I have lost a good friend and gained a friend who is never gonna be happy in her current self.
Not seen her for few months now, keep trying to meet up with her but something always pops up. Coincidently that coincides with her getting 'engaged' to a boy who shes known for 3 months. Think shes trying to avoid me as she knows i'm one of her friends who won't just nod and pretend to be happy for her when I believe its absurd. But this is just one of he acts which seemed to happen when she developed this eating disordered and change of personality
Wow I woffled on then
. Has anyone else had friends or close ones with eating disorders? Its so sad to see someone do it to themselfs”
So sorry to hear that, it's a tough situation. Did anything happen to her that might have triggered it? If she was happy before, maybe there was something that upset her or put her under a lot of stress...
If she's not getting counselling already then she definitely should. I guess it's hard to help her when she's avoiding you but all you can do is be there for her if she needs you.
A few years ago my (now ex) best friend started seeing a guy and within three weeks they had moved in together. Before she met him she was planning on travelling around South America with another friend of ours (flights booked and everything) and she pulled out on her a week before they were due to go. She told me that the bf was putting pressure on her to stay but that she really wanted to go travelling, so when she ended up staying I was worried about her and told her so. Haven't seen her since - in fact none of us who were honest with her have. Like your friend, she only stayed in touch with the people who pretended to be happy for her!